The Simpsons
Past Its PrimePeaked around 8.4 in season 6, then slid to 6.6 across 37 seasons.
Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 10/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Adult animationAnimation aimed squarely at grown-ups.This show: 8/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Dan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightJulie KavnerHarry ShearerYeardley SmithHank Azaria
Written by
James L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam Simon
Starring
Dan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightJulie KavnerHarry ShearerYeardley SmithHank Azaria
Written by
James L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam Simon
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The Simpsons Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | ||
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| S1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | ||||
| S3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | ||
| S4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | ||||
| S5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | ||||
| S6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.2 | |
| S7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | |
| S8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | |
| S9 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | |
| S10 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | |||
| S11 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.9 | ||||
| S12 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | |||||
| S13 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.7 | ||||
| S14 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.7 | ||||
| S15 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 7.2 | ||||
| S16 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | |||||
| S17 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 | ||||
| S18 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 7.1 | ||||
| S19 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.4 | ||||||
| S20 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.2 | |||||
| S21 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.4 | |||
| S22 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | ||||
| S23 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 4.0 | ||||
| S24 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | ||||
| S25 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 | ||||
| S26 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.7 | ||||
| S27 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | ||||
| S28 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | ||||
| S29 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.6 | |||||
| S30 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | |||
| S31 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.5 | ||||
| S32 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.4 | ||||
| S33 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | ||||
| S34 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.9 | ||||
| S35 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | ||||||||
| S36 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | |||||
| S37 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | ||||||||
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About
"The cartoon that rewired American comedy itself"
The Simpsons follows a yellow, dysfunctional nuclear family in the fictional town of Springfield, satirizing American suburban life, politics, and pop culture through Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Early seasons are sharp, subversive, and surprisingly warm, blending sitcom family dynamics with absurdist tangents and cutting social commentary. It's fast, quotable, and endlessly inventive at its peak, though the show has run so long that quality and tone shift wildly across decades. Newer viewers usually gravitate toward the classic run rather than watching straight through, since the show's cultural footprint far outweighs its current episodes.
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the classic-era run that reshaped sitcom writing and quotable pop-culture satire.
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Season 11989
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Season 21990
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Season 31991
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Season 41992
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Season 51993
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Season 61994
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Season 71995
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Season 91997
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Season 101998
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Season 111999
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Season 122000
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Season 132001
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Season 152003
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Season 162004
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Season 252013
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Season 262014
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Season 272015
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Season 282016
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Season 292017
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Season 302018
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Season 312019
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Season 322020
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Season 332021
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Season 342022
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Season 352023
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Season 362024
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Season 372025
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Season 38
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Dan Castellaneta Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble
Nancy Cartwright Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum
Julie Kavner Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier
Harry Shearer Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman
Yeardley Smith Lisa Simpson, Cecile Shapiro, Grandma Flanders
Hank Azaria Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Carl
Pamela Hayden Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders
Tress MacNeille Agnes Skinner, Dolph, Lindsey Naegle
Chris Edgerly Additional Voices, Crowd Members, Laughing Crowd
Maggie Roswell Helen Lovejoy, Luann Van Houten, Maude Flanders
Crew
James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
David Mirkin
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